70 Taliban Militants Killed in Afghan Defense Operations in Kandahar, Laghman Provinces

Afghan security forces stand guard near the dead bodies of Taliban fighters in Ghazni, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014. The Taliban struck a government compound in eastern Afghanistan early on Thursday in an attack that included two suicide truck bombings and left at least 12 people dead, including several off duty policemen asleep in their quarters nearby, officials said. (AP Photo/Rahmatullah Nikzad)